diff --git a/client/pool-buffer.c b/client/pool-buffer.c
index fd500c492..ea31edd35 100644
--- a/client/pool-buffer.c
+++ b/client/pool-buffer.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <cairo/cairo.h>
+#include <cairo.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <pango/pangocairo.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/common/background-image.c b/common/background-image.c
index de42e8e94..994a08052 100644
--- a/common/background-image.c
+++ b/common/background-image.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include "background-image.h"
-#include "cairo.h"
+#include "cairo_util.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #if HAVE_GDK_PIXBUF
 #include <gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf.h>
diff --git a/common/cairo.c b/common/cairo.c
index 403dcf490..7c59d48c4 100644
--- a/common/cairo.c
+++ b/common/cairo.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <cairo/cairo.h>
-#include "cairo.h"
+#include <cairo.h>
+#include "cairo_util.h"
 
 void cairo_set_source_u32(cairo_t *cairo, uint32_t color) {
 	cairo_set_source_rgba(cairo,
diff --git a/common/pango.c b/common/pango.c
index fc3d06886..dbc369dcd 100644
--- a/common/pango.c
+++ b/common/pango.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include <cairo/cairo.h>
+#include <cairo.h>
 #include <pango/pangocairo.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include "cairo.h"
+#include "cairo_util.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "stringop.h"
 
diff --git a/include/background-image.h b/include/background-image.h
index 15935ffd3..a97ef3752 100644
--- a/include/background-image.h
+++ b/include/background-image.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _SWAY_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_H
 #define _SWAY_BACKGROUND_IMAGE_H
-#include "cairo.h"
+#include "cairo_util.h"
 
 enum background_mode {
 	BACKGROUND_MODE_STRETCH,
diff --git a/include/cairo.h b/include/cairo_util.h
similarity index 81%
rename from include/cairo.h
rename to include/cairo_util.h
index c1275db20..dc049c6dc 100644
--- a/include/cairo.h
+++ b/include/cairo_util.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-#ifndef _SWAY_CAIRO_H
-#define _SWAY_CAIRO_H
+#ifndef _SWAY_CAIRO_UTIL_H
+#define _SWAY_CAIRO_UTIL_H
 #include "config.h"
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <cairo/cairo.h>
+#include <cairo.h>
 #include <wayland-client-protocol.h>
 
 void cairo_set_source_u32(cairo_t *cairo, uint32_t color);
diff --git a/include/pango.h b/include/pango.h
index 6ab83c167..75dbba27e 100644
--- a/include/pango.h
+++ b/include/pango.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include <cairo/cairo.h>
+#include <cairo.h>
 #include <pango/pangocairo.h>
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/pool-buffer.h b/include/pool-buffer.h
index 54f5be069..b7a95afe9 100644
--- a/include/pool-buffer.h
+++ b/include/pool-buffer.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _SWAY_BUFFERS_H
 #define _SWAY_BUFFERS_H
-#include <cairo/cairo.h>
+#include <cairo.h>
 #include <pango/pangocairo.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 76b9ec084..390138652 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include "sway/tree/arrange.h"
 #include "sway/tree/root.h"
 #include "sway/tree/workspace.h"
-#include "cairo.h"
+#include "cairo_util.h"
 #include "pango.h"
 #include "stringop.h"
 #include "list.h"
diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 8ca6a50db..2b51a723d 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_output_layout.h>
-#include "cairo.h"
+#include "cairo_util.h"
 #include "pango.h"
 #include "sway/config.h"
 #include "sway/desktop.h"
diff --git a/swaybar/render.c b/swaybar/render.c
index ebe127a58..fcc8be1d6 100644
--- a/swaybar/render.c
+++ b/swaybar/render.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
-#include "cairo.h"
+#include "cairo_util.h"
 #include "pango.h"
 #include "pool-buffer.h"
 #include "swaybar/bar.h"
diff --git a/swaybar/tray/item.c b/swaybar/tray/item.c
index c9da51d41..19f4beaca 100644
--- a/swaybar/tray/item.c
+++ b/swaybar/tray/item.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "swaybar/tray/item.h"
 #include "swaybar/tray/tray.h"
 #include "background-image.h"
-#include "cairo.h"
+#include "cairo_util.h"
 #include "list.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
diff --git a/swaynag/render.c b/swaynag/render.c
index cf2cc9e05..2a7f869a2 100644
--- a/swaynag/render.c
+++ b/swaynag/render.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
-#include "cairo.h"
+#include "cairo_util.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "pango.h"
 #include "pool-buffer.h"